| Narrative in early film history; Features of narrative/antinarrative; Film genres |
| The Camera and Film Structure |
| The concept of structure; Structure and the camera; Camera position, angle, lens and movement |
| Components of cinematography; Essentials of lighting |
| Production Design and Performance Style |
| From art director to production designer; Basic tools of production design; Types of performance style |
| The nature of editing; Principles of continuity editing; Alternatives to continuity editing |
| Elements of sound design; The codes of sound design; Types of sound |
| Basic Modes of Screen Reality |
| Global dominance of Hollywood; International influence of Hollywood style |
| International auteur cinema; Neorealist cinema; New Wave cinema; Hong Kong cinema |
| Film Criticism and Interpretation |
| Criticism exists; Modes of criticism; Creating criticism; Film interpretation, latent meaning, attributional errors |
